Assembled.
Be sure you check the dimensions on this chair to ensure they meet your needs. I foolishly did not. I blame an entire afternoon of chair shopping. This chair is a scoop and cuts off mid-leg for adults making it very uncomfortable. That is part of the reason for my low rating. The other factors are how cheaply made these are, how poorly they were packaged, and how long (six months) they took to arrive. I understand the latter could be due to the current conditions but as all the parts were thrown in the box with no protection (resulting in one of the pneumatic lift handles being broken in half) it all seems so careless. Therefore, this level of oversight could have extended to the shipping time as well. I have never been motivated to post a review here before but I am to caution others.
